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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 00-18 November 28,2000 Page 4 IIIExtensions of 196th Lane and Dodge Street will provide the only access into the proposed subdivision with a connection to the Hillside Crossings Commercial area via 196th Lane. There will be six new cul-de-sacs, in part due to the rolling terrain and wetlands. Snow storage easements will be required in each cul-de-sac as has been required in other developments. Sidewalks Sidewalks will be constructed along one side of portions of 195th Ave, 195th Circle, 196th Lane and Dodge Street, to provide pedestrian circulation that connects the park to the commercial area. Parks and Trails Outlots B, C and D, 13.43 acres combined, are proposed as park and trail areas. Outlot D is 4.27 acres in size of which about half is wetland, utility easement or steep slope. A 60-feet wide powerline easement crosses Outlot D in a north-south direction. With the development, a watermain easement will cross the Outlot D in an east-west direction. As proposed, Outlot D will contain a play structure, a tennis court, a basketball court, trails and landscaping. Outlots B and C, 9.16 acres combined, are primarily a 240 feet wide utility corridor with steep slopes and wetlands and are proposed to be used as trail corridor IIII connecting the proposed Park to Hillside 5th Addition Park to 196th Lane and ultimately to 197th Avenue near the northern edge of the plat. The trail is proposed to be a 10-foot bituminous trail with a gradient of 8%, which will require grading in the utility corridor. As proposed, a portion of the trail crosses Lots 1&2, Block 4. These lots should be modified to exclude the trail. Together, the proposed Park and the trail corridor have adequate road frontage and enough flat area to for the proposed amenities. The attached Exhibit B, Hillside Park and Trail Plan, shows the trail and park connections and proposed landscaping of the Proposed Park. Park and Recreation Commission The Park and Recreation Commission recommended that the Planning Commission and Council accept the Park for park dedication, however excluding the power corridor, steep slopes and wetland from full dedication credit as indicated by the Subdivision Ordinance. Also, that the remaining Park Dedication requirements be accepted as a cash dedication in lieu of land. The developer will install the trail as part of the public improvements and will be reimbursed from the trail fund as required by City Ordinance. The Park and Recreation Commission will be reconsidering the use of Hillside Estates 5th Addition Park in consideration of the amenities being proposed in the new Park. • \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\p00-18pp.doc